Umbrella Studio Association Incorporated is a not-for-profit contemporary arts organisation, which began as a space for emerging Townsville artists, and whilst retaining this, has evolved to become an important centre for contemporary art in North Queensland. Umbrella Studio recognises the need to build on its past achievements, and to continue to provide support for contemporary artists through its annual program of exhibitions and associated activities. Annual General Meeting for year ended 31 Dec 2018. 5:30pm Monday 10 June 2019 Umbrella Studio, 380 Flinders Street, Townsville Election of 2019 Management Committee All members are invited to attend the meeting and participate in the election of the 2019 Management Committee. A list of nominees and their statements will be available below and available from Umbrella Studio office from Monday 20 May 2019. If you are unable to attend the Annual General Meeting, you can appoint a proxy to vote on your behalf. Nomination…Read More

An opportunity has come up to work with our dynamic Umbrella team! Public Programs and Retail Assistant This position works closely with the Gallery and Media Coordinator (GMC) and includes a combination of administrative and customer-focused responsibilities relating to: Supervising public programs and workshops Maintaining excellent workplace health and safety (WHS) practices Customer greeting, sales and service Event setup, pack-down and supervision Shop management including procurement, processes and inventory management Read the full position description here. Please email your application to director@umbrella.org.au by Friday 14 December 2018 including a: Resume/CV (no more than two pages) Cover Letter addressing the key skills (no more than two pages)

We invite you to join us at Taste of Art – a culinary and art adventure, with a 3-course menu provided by the creative team at A Touch of Salt and an intriguing evening curated for you by Umbrella Studio. This is a BYO event for anyone who loves art and fine food and it will sell out. Suitable for groups of all sizes and perfect for everyone from a pair of friends to a small business unique Christmas experience! There are limited tickets for this one-off event, so click here to book now!

UPDATE 27/06/18: Wow thank you so much! We now just need $3,000 to complete the project! UPDATE 14/06/18: We have received two large donations of $1,000ea and several smaller donations for a total of $2,780. We still need $15,536 to complete the project! Sustainability is a key driver for operations at Umbrella Studio. In our last lease agreement we were able to work with our landlord to have solar panels installed on the roof which now power around 60% of the gallery! Make a tax-deductible donation this EOFY to help us with our next project. ENERGY EFFICIENT GALLERY LIGHTING Last year we had a free consult with Ergon Energy about how to reduce our carbon footprint and save on electricity. The number one biggest “bang for buck” that we can make, is to change the gallery lighting. This is because currently we are on old tungsten lighting which is…Read More

After many months of working on the Groovin the Moo community art project, we installed the teepees on Friday 4 May and went to check out the festival in action on Sunday 6 May 2018. Umbrella did 6 weeks of workshops to create our public art installation for the Groovin the Moo festival. The theme for this year’s festival was “Back to Craft”. Ann Bartholomeusz was the artist facilitator on this project working with Angela Little planning the artwork, delivering a series of community art workshops and then installing it at the festival. We had 40 people work over 200 hours to transform bamboo poles, garden netting and CDs into a giant crafty creation! We gave 35 free tickets to participants who attended 2 of the workshops and dedicated a minimum of 6 hours to the project. With a team of 6…Read More

You might have heard it at our exhibition opening Friday night, or perhaps on the grapevine – but in any case, we thought our members would like to know what’s going on at the gallery. Director Jonathan McBurnie has been offered a 6-month temporary position as Creative Director – Galleries, Townsville City Council. This is a great opportunity for Jonathan’s professional development, and for Townsville’s galleries which are in some need of leadership. We are advertising to fill Jonathan’s position for 6 months – please check our “Work with us” page for those details if you know someone who could apply, and for the immediate time being, I will be acting as Director until the position is filled, having established relationships with our government partners. If you’ve recently submitted an exhibition application, they have been assessed by the selection panel and Jonathan has passed on the letters which will go out…Read More

We would like to give interested PUNQ participants an update on where we’re at with Pop Up North Queensland for 2018. We still intend to continue the project alongside the Australian Festival of Chamber Music in July and August and even though the 2017 event was a success, unfortunately we haven’t yet had success in securing enough funding for this year’s event (sad face). The application with Tourism and Events Queensland was unsuccessful, with feedback that we needed more detail in our marketing plan to attract visitors from outside the Local Government Area. There was only one successful application in Townsville and the North Queensland region which was the Townsville Triathlon Festival. The other 31 funded events were outside North Queensland. Click on this link if you would like to see who was successful in receiving funding: http://statements.qld.gov.au/Statement/2018/1/12/queensland-events-benefit-from-funding-boost. The Festivals Australia grant was also unsuccessful, the program received a total…Read More

Umbrella Studio Association Incorporated is a not-for-profit contemporary arts organisation, which began as a space for emerging Townsville artists, and whilst retaining this, has evolved to become an important centre for contemporary art in North Queensland. Umbrella Studio recognises the need to build on its past achievements, and to continue to provide support for contemporary artists through its annual program of exhibitions and associated activities. 2017 Annual General Meeting 6:00pm Tuesday 27 March 2018 Umbrella Studio, 482 Flinders Street, Townsville Election of 2018 Management Committee All members are invited to attend the meeting and participate in the election of the 2018 Management Committee. A list of nominees and their statements will be available below and available from Umbrella Studio office from Tuesday 06 March 2018. If you are unable to attend the Annual General Meeting, you can appoint a proxy to vote on your behalf. Click to download nomination statements….Read More

International Print Exhibition & Exchange 17 August – 25 September 2018 Umbrella Studio invites artists working in traditional and digital print media to participate in our biennial international print exhibition and exchange, Compact Prints 2018. The exhibition is a celebration of contemporary print practices, embracing traditional, non-toxic and technological methods. Works are to measure 12 x 12cm. There are a few changes this year! You only need to TWO prints from the same edition and you now can submit up to 3 entries instead of just one. Full details are listed on the website. Registrations opens on Monday 22 January 2018 Registrations close on Monday 14 May 2018 Prints are to be postmarked by 5pm Friday 29 June 2018 to Umbrella Studio. Click here participate in the exhibition

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Umbrella Studio acknowledges the financial support of: the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland, the Commonwealth Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body, and the Visual Arts and Craft Strategy, an initiative of the Australian, State and Territory Governments. Townsville City Council is proud to support Umbrella's studio operations under it's Community Grants program.